This summer you and your kids can dive deeper into the displays at the Collier County Museums with our Exhibit Explorer Backpacks! Each Collier County Museum will have special backpacks filled with activities, props, and more that will help your children investigate our museums by exploring our history in a hands-on way, all while having […]
In tandem with our summer exhibit From Piccadilly Pub to The Pewter Mug: A Local's Dining Experience, Museum Director Amanda Townsend will moderate a panel of movers and shakers in the Collier County restaurant industry. Come hear first-hand accounts of the Michelin-star moments as well as the Kitchen Confidential catastrophes that have happened in local […]
Step back in time and learn about the art and functionality of candle making! In this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll show you how candles were made before electricity—using wax, wicks, and matches. Discover how candles were once essential for light and warmth and are now are a way to add cozy charm to any space […]
We're going to get cooking in this preschool program inspired by the Collier Museum at Government Center's special exhibit From Piccadilly Pub to The Pewter Mug: A Local's Dining Experience! Between learning cooking skills using Montessori style, safe cooking tools and engaging in kitchen-inspired sensory play, your preschooler will be ready to help you at […]
Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will share the story of Daniel W. McLeod, who still holds for the record for longest continuous service as an elected official of Collier County—37 years in total with 35 as the Mayor of Everglades City. A native Floridian and master of many trades, McLeod served as the County’s first Tax […]
Join us for a delicious homeschool day inspired by the Collier Museum at Government Center’s special exhibit, From Piccadilly Pub to The Pewter Mug: A Local’s Dining Experience! We’ll be exploring different traditional cooking techniques and foods that people in Collier County have been eating for thousands of years. The Calusa lived on the natural […]
Calling all rail fans to hop aboard! These tracks lead to adventure! From logging to passenger types, trains have long been used in Collier County for various transport, from hauling felled trees from the Fakahatchee Strand to the Orange Blossom Special passenger train that first rolled into Naples in 1927. How does a train turn […]
If your little one can’t get enough of trains, then Tremendous Trains is the perfect program for you! Featuring train-themed crafts and STEM-inspired activities that will put your preschooler’s creative thinking in motion, this program will be rounded out by a train story time and dance party.
Museum Assistant Mathew Anderson will create a biographical sketch of C.S. “Ted” Smallwood: early pioneer settler and proprietor of the iconic general store, post office and trading post (now operating as a museum) that bore his name. Mr. Anderson will share the history of how Ted came to the 10,000 Islands, anecdotes about Smallwood’s relationship […]
Limited spots available for Decorate Your Paiz—call (239) 252-2611 to reserve. Join us for Épocas de Mi Pueblo: Celebrating Community Heritage at the Immokalee Pioneer Enjoy a day filled with: Crafting & Bounce House Fun, Live Entertainment, Traditional Ribbon Hair Braiding, Decorate Your Paiz themed trunk, Free samples from Cultivate Abundance, and more! This event […]